Installing our first Contech Bio-Filter
Check out WRS’s latest Rainwater / Stormwater System located in Hermosa Beach, CA. This 2,000 gallon tank is actually a Contech bio-filter! The bio-filter collects and filters Rainwater by letting it percolate through dirt. The filtered Rainwater will be used for irrigation. With a few additional levels of filtration this Rainwater could be legally used for […]
Trust in Experience
California’s recent storms have brought water reuse to the forefront. All around the globe people are asking one question. How do I save water? Water Recycling Systems (WRS) has the answer. Trust our experience. No other Water Recycling company has our hard earned knowledge. No other Water Recycling company can list; Eataly LA, The City of Santa […]
Will Winter Storms bring Drought relief?
California’s winter is off to a great start with large swaths of the state seeing significant, and much needed, snow and rainfall. As we’re all aware the last three years have been California’s driest on record. Reservoirs across the American West are being hit hard, with many far below average levels. But will this newest […]
The AL-Tap – Safe water in an Emergency
Within the last year hundreds of thousands of Americans have experienced potable water instability or out right shortage. As these alarming trends continue Water Recycling Systems (WRS) remains dedicated to providing safe water for everyone. That’s why we’re proud to offer our newest system, the AL-TAP. With the AL-TAP’s ultra-filtration water sources like – Rainwater– River water– […]
One South – Recycling Rainwater for an entire community
One South is a large scale mixed used community located in Redondo Beach, California. With 52 housing units and 6 commercial properties the facility needed an effective and economic way to capture and reuse Rainwater. Luckily Los Angeles’s most experienced Greywater and Rainwater reuse company, Water Recycling Systems (WRS), was right in the neighborhood! WRS […]
The NRDC and Water Recycling Systems in Los Angeles
Located in the heart of Downtown Santa Monica is the Los Angeles branch of The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a world renowned non-profit organization with a long history of fighting for sustainability and action on climate change. Earlier this year The Robert Redford Building, the home of The NRDC in LA, underwent a massive […]
Tracking Rainfall across Los Angeles
It’s undeniable that Los Angeles, along with the rest of the western United States, is experiencing severe drought. But how much rain falls in LA, and specifically WHERE it falls, may surprise you. For example one area of LA County has already seen over 33 inches of rainfall this year alone! How do we know […]
L.A.’S New LID Stormwater Regulations And The Broadway Job
In early 2015 the city of Los Angeles embarked on an unprecedented campaign to capture, control, and reuse stormwater. New rules and regulations, titled L.I.D (Low Impact Development), were put into place to define how both residential and commercial developments capture and control their stormwater. A major tenant of LID states that any new development […]
“The beloved, bright-green American lawn is closer to becoming a relic in California”
“State officials, who are already urging people to let their grass yards wither during the drought, passed new rules [July 15] essentially banning them from being planted around new commercial buildings, while limiting grass to about 25 percent of the landscaping at new homes. The regulations, adopted by the California Water Commission, come at the direction […]
Is drinking water potable, or potable?
Here’s a small detail that comes up all the time in our industry – how to pronounce the “o” in the word “potable”. Potable water is, of course, water that’s suitable for drinking. We use the word to distinguish from graywater, which is reusable in certain ways (irrigation, toilet flush) but not for drinking, and black water, […]